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What kind of plant is the hyacinth? Get to know this bulb plant
The hyacinth is native to the Mediterranean coast, the Asia Minor region and the Netherlands, and is now widely cultivated all over the world. There is a great wealth of hyacinth varieties, with as many as two thousand or more recorded, and the main authentic varieties fall into two groups: the "Dutch type" and the "Roman type".
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Hengtai Aquarium: The 12 Most Beautiful Ornamental Fish in the World
The vast array of different fish that exist on Earth is a perfect example of biodiversity, coming in countless shapes, colors and sizes. Some particularly special species of ornamental fish have fascinating appearances and unique features that...
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The 4 most terrifying plants in the world, each one deadly
1. Brugmansia (angel's trumpet) Brugmansia belongs to the nightshade family Solanaceae. Because its flower sap stimulates the nerve center, swallowing it can produce excitation and may cause hallucinations. If too much is accidentally ingested, it can overstimulate the nerve center, which suddenly flips into inhibition...
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A bowl of strawberries sells for 1.4 million USD: a rundown of the 4 most expensive fruits in the world
This lychee is not the same as the lychees we normally eat. Its name is Gua Lu lychee (Green Hanging lychee), the finest variety of lychee. A single lychee sells for more than 200,000 yuan. Being so expensive, it probably is more nutritious too. ...
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A legend in the world of Japanese shochu, and a breath of fresh air in advertising
Anyone in the advertising copywriting industry knows that the market changes in the blink of an eye, and advertising strategies change along with it. Yet Japan's iichiko shochu has, from 1984 to the present day, held fast to its own literary and artistic path for thirty years without fail, producing over a hundred posters...
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A focal flower in the floral world with a very unique fragrance and strong disease resistance
A perennial, evergreen small shrub of the genus Rosa in the family Rosaceae, its name is "Tianfang Yetan" (Arabian Nights). Just hearing the name, don't you find it mysterious and special? Don't you feel an urge to grow it? "Tianfang Yetan" has a more...
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The 10 Most Expensive Succulent Plants in the World, the Priciest One Costs as Much as a Down Payment on a House
These days we can often see succulent plants in offices or homes. Succulents are easy to grow and hard to kill, and they can be used to decorate interiors as well as having a good anti-radiation effect, so they are deeply loved by some office...
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Why is the monkey face orchid hailed as the Monkey King of the orchid world?
The "Monkey King" of the orchid world - the monkey face orchid In the tropical mountain rainforests of the Americas, the dark and humid environment and unique geographical features have given rise to many exotic flowers and plants. Among them is a very peculiar orchid, the "monkey face orchid...
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In the small space of a bonsai, a whole world is contained; the scenery and the mood both arise from the heart
emotion", and if it is a "painting", it must have "painterly meaning". As the saying goes, "there is painting in poetry, and poetry in painting", reaching the highest realm of "unity of heaven and man" and "forgetting both self and object". Bonsai is just such a plastic art, using the unique artistic technique of "seeing the great in the small"...
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5 signs you are a reckless "itchy-hands" meddler in the succulent world - how many do you match?
As a newbie who has just fallen into the succulent rabbit hole, you wish your succulents would change every single day, and so all kinds of haste-makes-waste practices keep popping up. But succulents need time to grow, and many times good intentions end up doing harm...
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